Under Texas law, you are considered legally intoxicated if your blood alcohol concentration is over 0.08. According to a recent media story, however, advocates are pushing for Texas to lower that limit to 0.05. And there is precedent for this type of move: Utah. The great state of Utah has recently lowered its limit to […]
The fight against drunk driving has just escalated. Instead of relying on media campaigns to discourage drinking and driving, Congress has found another weapon: alcohol sensors inside the vehicle which can detect whether a driver is intoxicated. If so, the car will start but the driver cannot move it. This alcohol prevention technology will soon […]
Texas professionals often need a license to practice their job. This is certainly true of doctors, who are licensed by the state’s Medical Board. Did you know that a DWI conviction can jeopardize your professional license, making it harder to earn a living? That’s the truth. This is one reason to fight a DWI as […]
Few people understand that our state’s DWI law applies to more than alcohol—but it does. In fact, you can be picked up for Driving Under the Influence of Drugs (DIUD) even with no alcohol in your system. That is because Texas prohibits driving when your “normal faculties” have been impaired by alcohol or by any […]
Many Texans drive out of state to meet family or friends, or they rent a vehicle while on vacation. Did you know that if you are arrested for DWI in a different state then you can suffer penalties back home in Texas? It’s true. Texas and 45 other states have joined the Driver License Compact […]
Over the past several years, regulation of marijuana has changed considerably in Harris County. Although Texas has stiff drug laws, the county has decided not to arrest anyone possessing less than 4 ounces of weed. For that reason, many people are lighting up as a recreational activity. However, getting behind the wheel of a car […]
Getting into a crash while intoxicated is bad enough. But if the driver then goes ahead and flees the scene of the accident, they can face some of the steepest penalties imaginable under Texas law. In Houston, hit-and-run accidents are a big problem. Every week, a new report appears in the Houston Chronicle of someone […]
Were you recently charged with a DWI in Houston for driving on a medication? It is critical to begin working on your defense as soon as possible. We know how frustrating and angering it can be to be accused of driving while impaired after running an errand in your car after taking a prescription medication, […]
After a DWI accident, you should expect that the length of your driver’s license suspension will depend upon the facts of your case, including whether you are being charged with a first-time offense or a subsequent offense, and whether there are any enhanced offenses or penalties associated with the DWI accident. Our Houston DWI accident […]
Drunk driving can result in serious penalties in Texas upon conviction, even if you are never involved in an accident and never cause any bodily injury to anybody else. The penalties can be significantly more severe if you are involved in an accident, and it is critical to know that even a minor collision can […]